compatibility issues?

[pachungulo]

here is a link to my current build. It says my motherboard is not compatible with my drive but I have doubts about this. please tell me if this is true. feel free to leave some more suggestions to improve my build. I am going for a black and green style so no red parts please. https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/6z3kHN

[jeffmeyer5295]

If I'm not mistaken that SSD needs to plug into an m.2 port using an adapter (that comes with it) not regular sata, which might be throwing weird things with pc parts picker because the official port that ssd uses is 2.5 inch u.2 which that board does not support.

 

I might be wrong.

[Daveeede]

I believe Asus used to sell an adpater to get that drive to attach to the m.2 port on the motherboard. But either way, you should look at the 960 evo or 960 pro from samsung over the Intel 750.

[jeffmeyer5295]

1 minute ago, Daveeede said:

I believe Asus used to sell an adpater to get that drive to attach to the m.2 port on the motherboard. But either way, you should look at the 960 evo or 960 pro from samsung over the Intel 750.

The drive comes with that adapter. But I do agree, the samsung 960 pro will be faster and less compatibility concerns.

[Moress]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($447.74 @ Vuugo)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H115i 104.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($144.98 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS VIII HERO ALPHA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($357.20 @ shopRBC)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($144.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($429.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card  ($599.99 @ NCIX)
Case: NZXT H440 Designed by Razer™ ATX Mid Tower Case  ($169.95 @ Vuugo)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($114.99 @ Memory Express)
Total: $2409.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-18 14:58 EST-0500

The 960 pro is faster, has less compatibility issues and has a better $/gb ratio. Also, its in the m.2 form factor so no adapters and no external pieces, everything is neatly kept on the motherboard. Also changed your PSU to a 650w G2 since unless you plan on going SLI in the future you don't need 850 watts.
Also that motherboard is way overpriced, but its not really a problem over just being wasteful

[pachungulo]

that's not what I meant. i found a 750 for 200$ on Canada computers because of clearance sales. 60% off! for that price i could run them in raid 0 and reck 960 pro. what i was asking is doesn't the motherboard have a u.2 slot? i checked the reviews and it said it does. whos making the mistake? 

[pachungulo]

also what kind of a monitor would a need to take advantage of the 1070

[jeffmeyer5295]

On 12/18/2016 at 3:41 PM, pachungulo said:

that's not what I meant. i found a 750 for 200$ on Canada computers because of clearance sales. 60% off! for that price i could run them in raid 0 and reck 960 pro. what i was asking is doesn't the motherboard have a u.2 slot? i checked the reviews and it said it does. whos making the mistake? 

No that board does not have a U.2 slot, but the drive does come with the adapter so I don't think you'll have any issues. Just keep in mind it only has 1 m.2 slot so you will only be able to run one of these drives.

 

As for a monitor to take advantage of the 1070, something with high refresh rate(140hz), and I wouldn't go over 1440p for resolution, the 1070 is powerful, but cannot run 4k smoothly.